Three Kingdoms: I will return it ten thousand times, my lord, I will never keep it for myself

Inside the palace, a sharp and piercing eunuch's voice broke through the silence of the palace, like the cry of an owl at night, echoing in every corner.

"By the will of heaven, the emperor decrees! General He Jin, who has been plotting against the law, has been punished by heaven and will be executed! Considering that the rest of us may have been threatened, I grant you a pardon. I hope you will return to the right path and defend the government together!"

After speaking, Zhang Rang, the powerful eunuch leader, dressed in a black robe embroidered with gold, with a stern face and a long sword in his hand, stood under the palace wall surrounded by a group of eunuchs with the same murderous look, his voice was like a bell, resounding through the sky. His sleeves fluttered in the wind, but it was difficult to hide the mottled blood on them.

All around, a huge body lay on the ground, the head was nowhere to be found, only the fat body remained, which was particularly dazzling in the morning light.

He Jin's death was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, stirring up waves. Outside the palace walls, there were those generals who held heavy troops and were ready to move. Perhaps they were surging with the flames of revenge in their hearts, vowing to perish with this corrupt court. But Zhang Rang knew that being too rigid would easily break, and only by using softness to overcome rigidity could the overall situation be preserved.

So, he chose a seemingly tolerant but far-sighted path - beheading the generals as a warning to others, and at the same time granting them pardons, in an attempt to dissolve the resentment and hostility in the hearts of those generals, so that this storm that was about to sweep over would be quietly resolved invisibly.

As long as Zhang Rang and his party could survive this difficult day by chance, the ignorant mother and son would be like a thing in their hands, at their mercy. The power of the Ten Eunuchs would also take advantage of this opportunity to make a comeback and regain control of the court.

By then, with a large number of troops in hand, they can turn around and aim their spearheads at the general's mansion to settle the remaining flames of resistance.

Now the general's mansion has become a dragon without a head, and the people under it will surely scatter like monkeys when the tree falls, each looking for a way to survive.

Outside the palace, under the attention of the crowd, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao stood side by side, and the atmosphere was solemn.

Yuan Shao's eyes were as sharp as a hawk, and he locked directly on Yuan Shu: "Yuan Gonglu, if you hadn't obstructed me before, it would be easy for Meng De and I to persuade the general!" After speaking, a layer of imperceptible haze gathered between his brows, and his accusations against Yuan Shu were evident.

Yuan Shu's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he did not want to be outdone and retorted: "Yuan Benchu, this is wrong! How can this matter be entirely blamed on me? You and Cao Mengde are jointly responsible for the escort, how can you stay out of it and push all the responsibility to me?"

"Enough!" Cao Cao shouted, Yuan Shao's always hesitant character seemed to be touched by an invisible force at this moment, and he suddenly realized that the dispute at this moment was tantamount to disrupting his own position.

"Now is not the time for us to blame each other. There are powerful enemies outside and disputes inside. We must work together to find a way out!"

At this moment, the surrounding war clouds are dense, and the soldiers' eyes are intertwined with confusion and fear.

The leading general seemed to be restrained by an invisible pressure and was unable to make a decision. At this critical moment, subtle changes began to appear in the battle formation. Several figures quietly left the battle formation. They took off their heavy armor and tried to escape during the chaos.

Seeing this, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly turned cold, like an undercurrent surging in a deep pool. He suddenly pulled out the long sword at his waist, and the sword light was like a dragon, cutting through the air and pointing directly at the back of the escapee.

"Eunuchs are ruining the country, killing the generals, and trying to overthrow the government. If you have the courage, follow me to clean up the emperor's side!" Cao Cao's voice resounded through the sky, and every word was sonorous, as if it had a thousand pounds of force, piercing every wavering heart.

Cao Cao knew very well that retreating at this moment would be doomed; only by moving forward could he fight for a glimmer of hope.

The soldiers around him were also encouraged by Cao Cao.

"Everyone! Follow me! Remove the pillars of the pavilions around! Use them as battering rams! Break open the palace gate!"

Cao Cao had become the backbone at this time and began to control the army and prepare for war.

Yuan Shu stood aside, the hilt of the sword in his hand was soaked with sweat, revealing his inner panic and anxiety, as if even the strength to hold the sword had quietly passed away.

Seeing this, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with a trace of determination. Knowing that there was no way out at this moment, he gave an order in a deep voice, and the guards beside him moved as soon as they heard the words, like hungry tigers pouncing on their food, and quickly assembled.

Soon, dozens of soldiers, carrying temporary battering rams, began to ram the palace gate frantically.

With each collision, the palace gate made a deafening roar, as if it was a portrayal of the precariousness of the Han Dynasty in the late years. The once solemn and inviolable gate gradually showed mottled and cracked in front of the battering ram, and finally it was completely unrecognizable.

Dongdongdong! ! !

Waves of dull crashing sounds continued to echo throughout the palace.

Zhang Ran did not expect that this group of people would dare toTrampling directly on the imperial power.

Even if these eunuchs, the product of the imperial power, were given ten guts, they would not dare to crash into the palace gate.

"Hey, hey! Hey, hey!"

Accompanied by the soldiers' unanimous shouts, the palace gate was directly knocked open after a loud noise.

"Brothers! Make achievements! Right now!! Whoever can kill Zhang Rang! I, Yuan Benchu, will reward you with a thousand taels of gold!!!"

Yuan Shao stood in the crowd and shouted.

"Children! We have no way out! Now is the only opportunity to rewrite our fate! Today's battle is either life or death, but please remember that after the victory, I will not let you down and will definitely reward you generously!"

Zhang Rang was also making the final general mobilization.

At this point in the development of things, it is either you die or I live, and both sides are very clear.

The eunuchs around Zhang Rang have participated in military training during this period, and now they all have a certain foundation.

Under his leadership, the Ten Eunuchs engaged in a close-range fight with the personal guards of the General's Mansion who rushed into the palace gate.

The scene instantly became very bloody.

Shouts and screams were heard everywhere.

But the general's personal guards won in the end because of their rich experience and strong combat power.

The eunuchs were beaten and fell into a disadvantage.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao led their personal guards and continued to fight and rush, and they were about to break up the enemy's lineup.

At this time, Yuan Shu also made up his mind to join the battlefield.

After all, this credit cannot be taken by Yuan Benchu ​​alone.

Soon the fight in the palace quickly spread throughout Luoyang.

Almost all the civil and military officials and the aristocratic families received the news, but none of them had any reaction.

Everyone watched coldly.

Now that the power of the foreign relatives is huge, they can fight with the Ten Eunuchs to a draw, which is what they want.

If the Ten Eunuchs fail, the power of the relatives by marriage will be greatly weakened.

If the relatives by marriage fail, they can also eliminate the Ten Eunuchs in the name of clearing the emperor's side, so that they can control the government.

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